Slanted Magazine #30—Athens

In spring 2017 the Slanted editors embarked on their trip to Athens to take a close-up look at the contemporary design scene there. At the same time, the Documenta took place for the first time at two sites. Athens, in parallel to Kassel, offered the perfect canvas: differences between rich and poor, between Germany and Greece, but also between different cultures in Europe, facing crisis, boundaries and displacement. All the designers Slanted met though talked very positively about the event, bringing back art and life to Athens, suffering from draconian cuts in culture budgets.

The list of designers Slanted met with boasts everyone from legends such as Michalis Katzourakis to young, wild creatives who are creating exciting voices in their own right. Well known figures from Athen’s contemporary design scene such as Bend, The Birthdays Design, Blaqk, Bob Studio, Dylsectic, G Design Studio, Irini Gonou, Luminous Design Group, MAMA Silkscreen, MNP, Parachute, StudioJugi, Typical Organization, Urban Calligraphy and Ifigenia Vasiliou allowed a glimpse into their world. Not only can you find their brilliant works in the new issue, Slanted also provides a deeper look at their opinions and views through video interviews that can be watched online on our video platform for free: videos.slanted.de/athens/

Slanted #30—Athens

Publisher/Design: Slanted Publishers
Release: November 2017
Volume: 256 pages + 48-pages booklet
Format: 16 × 24 cm
Language: English
Printing: Stober (www.stober.de)
Finishing Cover: Roland Fahrner GmbH (www.fahrner-stahlstich.de)
Paper: phoenixmotion Xenon & Xantur, heaven 42 by Scheufelen (www.scheufelen.com)
Cover: graspapier by Scheufelen (www.scheufelen.com)
Price: € 18,- (DE) / € 21,- (International) 

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Video Interviews: http://www.slanted.de/athens